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Halloween night.

ESPN College GameDay. “Lights-Out Autzen.”

Everything is coming together to form a perfect storm around Autzen Stadium and at the middle of it is the No. 4 USC Trojans and No. 10 Oregon Ducks. Both teams are 6-1 and fresh off of conference wins, but unlike in the past, this year the Trojans are the ones looking up at the Ducks.

Albeit it’s only a slight lead that Oregon holds over the Trojans at a half a game, but it’s a lead nonetheless. Not often do the Trojans find themselves out of first place at any point during conference play. They’ve won the last seven Pac-10 titles.

“It’s definitely a big game,” center Jordan Holmes said. “SC has won the Pac-10 championship the past seven years in a row. It’s just two great football teams going up against each other.”

But Holmes and the rest of the team won’t buy into the hype.

Sure, they’re excited that the whole nation will be watching, but under head coach Chip Kelly’s mantra of “win the day,” this team really does only think one day at a time.

“They have a lot of resiliency,” Kelly said. “They’re a group of guys that love football. Love practicing and love playing in the games. It’s a great group to be around and we have a lot of fun.

They play with a lot of energy.”

The Ducks bring in the No. 19 ranked defense in the nation, while the Trojans are at No. 16 in total defense. In most categories these two teams are a lot closer to each other than some realize, even to the point where some national pundits like Dan Patrick and

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Who: No. 4 USC (6-1, 3-1) at No. 10 Oregon (6-1, 4-0) What: Pacific-10 Conference game. ABC. When: 5 p.m.

Where: Autzen Stadium, Eugene.

The No. 10 Oregon Ducks welcome the No. 4 USC Trojans this weekend for a showdown for Pac-10 supremacy. With ESPN College GameDay also on campus for the nationallytelevised game, all eyes will be on Autzen Stadium to see who comes out on top.

Colin Cowherd said that USC was the underdog.

“Tell Dan Patrick and Colin Cowherd that I love them,” Kelly said Monday at his weekly press conference when asked about what he thought about people thinking that Oregon was the favorite Saturday. “But they’re in the minority right now that says USC is the underdog…who’s ranked ahead of who? Who’s been the conference champion the last seven years? Until you can claim that top spot in the league you have to beat them and no one has. They are the standards that we all kind of compare ourselves to.”

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California is coming off its second-straight blowout win,

this time over a hapless Washington State team. The Golden Bears scored 28 points in the first quarter behind three Kevin Riley touchdown passes and a 76-yard punt return for a touchdown by junior wide receiver Jeremy Ross. Junior running back Jahvid Best turned in yet another electric performance, finishing with 159 yards rushing and three total touchdowns. California racked up an astonishing 559

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full of blue-chip recruits that line up on both sides of the ball, but the most surprising problem has been the stellar play of true freshman Matt Barkley. He’s won every game that he’s started this year (Aaron Corp started in the loss to Washington), and grown exponentially as a player every game this year.

“He has played at some big stadiums,” linebacker Spencer Paysinger said. “Hopefully we can get our fans behind us and play lights out.”

Oregon thinks that it can rattle Barkley with a mixture of disguised coverages and pressure.

Defensive coordinator Nick Aliotti said that he said the key to getting to Barkley is shutting down the run game and forcing him to throw when Oregon wants him to.

But in the end, it’s just about who comes ready to play.

“I know my guys are ready

to play,” Aliotti said. “As long as we practice hard, and we line up and get after it we’ll find out on Saturday.”

For Oregon, no one needs to tell the team how much is riding on this game. Win, and the Trojans have two losses and the Ducks are in control of their own fate in conference with a perfect 5-0 record.

Lose, and the team’s Rose Bowl berth dreams will be dimmed significantly. The Trojans haven’t won in the state of Oregon since 2005 and every fan is yearning for the Ducks to make the drought one more year longer.

“They have probably the deepest team in the nation,” Paysinger said. “For us, they’re not all going to be all on the field at the same time. It’s going to be their 11 best against our 11 best and I know we’re going to perform well.” bschorzman @dai ly emerald.com

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Arizona State, on the other hand, saw its winning streak end at two last week as Stanford defeated them handily 33-14.

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TW: I like cars. I’m not really a car person, per se, but I like cars. But in my spare time I’m relaxing. If I get a chance to relax, that’s what I’m going to do. If I’m not studying or watching film or practicing or training to get better, I’m relaxing.

ODE: What’s your major?

TW: Sociology.

ODE: What do you want to do with that?

TW: I dunno. Maybe work with kids. Not necessarily social work or anything, but maybe coaching or teaching. I dunno.

ODE: Do you have aspirations to play in the NFL? TW: Definitely. That’s my first and foremost goal after graduating (which I already did). I love the game, but we all have a goal.

We all do things for reasons, not just to do them.

ODE: I see you have a few tattoos. What do they mean?

TW: I have Todd Doxey and Terrance Kelly, who are two of my friends who passed. On my left arm, I have my brother and my sister and my mom and my dad. I have a heart on my chest that says “Momma’s boy.” I have my grandma who passed on my right pec. ... Everything that I have signifies an event in my life. My family, Terrance Kelly, my mom, my grandma. Just important things in my life.

ODE: On the field, you’ve been known for your big hits. What gets you fired up?

TW: Just seeing the other team gets me fired up. I really don’t have to have too much. Just being out

there competing fires me up. I’m a competitor by nature, and when I see the other team, I’m like, all right let’s go. I don’t like you at all, no friendships no kinships. We’re going out here to win the game.

ODE: Why do you hit so hard?

TW: I lead with my shoulder. It depends in what situation. If I’m in the open field, then I’m just going to go for the tackle, but if we’re in close, tight quarters, I’m just going to go in and see what happens. ... If I can make a big hit, I will. But I go for the tackle first.

ODE: When I say Halloween night and USC, what do you think of?

TW: Ducks singing the fight song in the locker room afterward.

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T.J. Ward: Shoot, I’ve been playing football and running track all my life, so I really haven’t had much spare time. It was either football season or track season.

But when I was younger, I used to ride my bike a lot and played video games — pretty much what any little kid does. But when you’re not playing sports, you’re pretty much tired.

ODE: What was your favorite video game?

TW: Madden.

ODE: Favorite team on Madden?

TW: Each year is different. My favorite team is the Niners, but I don’t play much with them much because they have pretty much sucked the last 10 years. I like the Ravens on Madden.

ODE: In track what did you run?

TW: I ran the 100-meter hurdles, the 400 meters, 200 meters, 4x100 meters, 4x400 meters.

ODE: What was your best event?

TW: 100-meter hurdles.

ODE: Outside of sports in general, what is an interest

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Oregon led through injuries by lockdown pass defense Ducks allow 178.3 yards passing per game and have only given up five TDs LUC A S CL ARK | SPORTS R EPORTER

For the No. 10 Oregon Ducks (61, 4-0 Pacific-10 Conference), this weekend’s matchup with the No. 4 USC Trojans will be the season’s biggest test of character in every aspect of the game. The offense has shown that it can put points on the board at will, but going toe-to-toe with some of the top athletes in all of college football will present a much larger challenge.

And in order for the Ducks to be in the right position come the final moments of the game, it will take a huge 60-minute effort from the Oregon defense. While the Ducks feature the second-ranked scoring defense in the Pac-10, allowing just 16.7 points per game on the year, they are second to none other than USC at 15.1 points per game.

“The key is to always stop the run,” Oregon defensive coordinator Nick Aliotti said. “Keep the coverage in disguise.”

Stopping the run was somewhat of a challenge against Washington last weekend, as the Ducks let Husky running back Chris Polk carry the ball 18

times for 104 yards and a touchdown.

But several weeks prior, Oregon held former Heisman Trophy-hopeful Jahvid Best to a minuscule 52 yards on the ground with no scores.

“We have a lot of good athletes, too,” Aliotti continued. “But it all comes down to matchups.”

The Ducks’ strongest and most consistent unit this year has been the defensive secondary, which leads the Pac-10 in pass defense, giving up 178.3 yards per game through the air and just five touchdowns overall. And despite losing seniors Walter Thurmond III and Willie Glasper to seasonending knee injuries, Oregon has still been able to all but eliminate opposing passing threats.

“This is truly a team,” first-year head coach Chip Kelly said. “There’s a lot of people that are contributing to this success and it’s all over the board.”

Sophomore Javes Lewis, redshirt freshman John Boyett and junior Talmadge Jackson III have each pulled down two interceptions on the year to lead the Ducks, while junior Casey Matthews, sophomore Eddie Pleasant, Thurmond III and freshman Cliff Harris have each recorded an interception as well.

But a large part of the secondary’s success has because of the play

of junior defensive end Kenny Rowe.

Through seven games, Rowe has averaged one sack per game, ranking him eighth in the nation in the category. He has also broken up four passes, forced three fumbles and recovered one.

Yet Kelly’s message this week reiterated the significance of being a team, and not a group of individuals. “There are very few, in fact, there are no individuals on this football team,” he said.

Junior center Jordan Holmes said there is only one way beat the Trojans, and that is to play hard-nosed, smash-mouth football.

“They’re a solid group,” Holmes said. “They fly around to the ball. They come out and lay the wood.”

Holmes, one of the four Oregon team captains, feels that the Ducks will have to “beat them right at the point of attack,” and flat-out “run right at them.”

“I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again: Our guys love to practice and our guys love to play,” Kelly said. “I think you lose sight of how much fun today is, and the whole motto of this program and the whole goal and the whole brand of this football program is to ‘win the day.’”

With that in mind and the Autzen faithful behind them, the Ducks will face a big task come Saturday. lc l ark@dai lyemera ld.com

Linebacker Spencer Paysinger and the Oregon defense will have a tough task this weekend containing the USC Trojans, who boast one of the deepest offenses in the nation.

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Starting as a true freshman is nothing new for USC quarterback Matt Barkley, and neither is playing in some of college football’s most daunting venues.

In his first year under center he’s led the No. 4 Trojans (6-1, 3-1 Pacific-10 Conference) to three road victories against Ohio State, California and Notre Dame, and this weekend’s matchup with the No. 10 Oregon Ducks will be another test of character for the young signal-caller.

Through the first seven games, Barkley has thrown completed 97 passes for 1,540 yards, seven touchdowns and five interceptions, while leading the Pac-10 in both passing yards per game with 256.7 and passer efficiency rating with 148.7. But what separates him from most true freshman quarterbacks is his poise under pressure.

“He’s played in big games before,” Oregon linebacker

Spencer Paysinger said. “He’s won championships, and he came to SC early to learn the playbook.

He’s a freshman quarterback, but he definitely doesn’t play like a freshman because he doesn’t have many flaws.”

The thought of coming to Autzen Stadium on Halloween night for what has been hyped up to be the game of the year in the Pac10 would be a startling task for a quarterback of any age, but with the composure Barkley has shown so far it looks as though the rowdy Oregon faithful will have their work cut out for them.

Paysinger feels that if the Duck defense can disguise its fronts and keep things moving, then Barkley could have trouble with the play-calling.

“They read the most intricate things,” he said. “So for us to move and shift, along with playing a night game in Autzen with our fans, it’s going to be really difficult for a quarterback to come in here and win.”

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Senior tight end Anthony McCoy has been a major contributor to the Trojan offense that averages 31.4 points per game, as he’s pulled down 16 receptions for 375 yards and a touchdown. The 6-foot-5 inch, 250-pound McCoy was an All-Pac-10 honorable mention selection last season, and has been one of Barkley’s favorite targets so far this season.

“They have very talented athletes at every position,” Oregon defensive coordinator Nick Aliotti said, “which creates matchup problems. They’ll make some plays and score some points.”

And with numerous talented athletes playing for USC throughout Carroll’s tenure, his teams have become notorious for winning on the biggest of stages. But as the Ducks showed in 2007, coming to Autzen can be a whole different obstacle. “(We) love being in these settings,” Carroll concluded. “And every one of these road challenges have been enormous for us and the guys have really looked forward to it.”

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But for ninth-year head coach Pete Carroll, the talent surrounding Barkley ought to be reassuring.

“You know, the noise is one aspect,” Carroll said. “But you can feel the intensity of their crowd and they do a good job.”

The USC backfield features a plethora of talent, with junior running back Joe McKnight leading the Trojans with 634 yards on 97 carries, while reaching the end zone seven times. McKnight has had to split time with junior Allen Bradford who has tallied 386 yards and four scores as a backup this season.

On the outside, USC features yet another versatile wide receiver and return man in junior Damian Williams. Williams has pulled down 34 receptions for 525 yards and three touchdowns, while returning 15 punts for 270 yards and two more scores.

“I hope we’ll continue to be really explosive (on punt return),” Carroll said. “Guys are working really hard on that team and they believe in (Williams) and know he can take it to the house.”

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These Duck fans are among the most notable and raucous members of the student section Favorite Pac-10 Team Not Named Oregon

Favorite Pac-10 Stadium Not Named Autzen

Max Siemers: Stanford Cameron Mertens: Stanford/ Washington State David Gooze: Washington State Ben Hollander: Arizona State Alex Horwitch: USC Green Man: Oregon State Ryan Hodges: Cal dUckbOy: Washington State

Max Siemers: Stanford Stadium Cameron Mertens: Stanford Stadium/Husky Stadium David Gooze: Reser Stadium Ben Hollander: Sun Devil Stadium Alex Horwitch: Coliseum Green Man: Rose Bowl Ryan Hodges: None dUckbOy: Sun Devil Stadium

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Saturday’s Game predictions

Max Siemers: Walter Thurmond III Cameron Mertens: Walter Thurmond III David Gooze: Brandon Bair Ben Hollander: Walter Thurmond III Alex Horwitch: Walter Thurmond III Green Man: Jeremiah Masoli Ryan Hodges: Nate Costa dUckbOy: The Oregon defensive line

Max Siemers: Oregon, 27-21 Cameron Mertens: Oregon, 33-27 David Gooze: Oregon, 21-17 Ben Hollander: Oregon, 31-21 Alex Horwitch: Oregon, 32-21 Green Man: Oregon, 40-31 Ryan Hodges: “I don’t like doing predictions.” dUckbOy: “Too superstitious to predict.”

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n the military, the Section 8 discharge refers to the relief of duty of a soldier deemed mentally unfit for service. How appropriate, then, that Section 8 in Autzen Stadium encompasses part of the Oregon student section.

When USC takes the field against Oregon at 5 p.m. Saturday, the mainstays of Section 8, the brazen and passionate student fans of the Ducks, fully costumed and sufficiently incensed, will release their own special brand of crazy upon the Trojans.

“It is gonna be anarchy,” said Ben Hollander, a senior fan. “It is gonna be mayhem. It is gonna be a giant riot. It is gonna be complete hell for any fan of theirs. It’s gonna be a victory for them if they can get all their fans and players on the plane that night or the next morning.”

We hereby introduce you to a small cadre of Oregon’s most passionate student fans, a group determined to give USC the fright of its life.

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With his green wig, “Pit Happens” shirt, Mardi Gras-approved beads, Japanese soccer horn and endless energy, David Gooze has made himself recognizable among the student fan cognoscenti.

To most alumni, however, the native of Oregon, Wisc. — seriously — is better known as the son of Rob Gooze, who was a student manager for the “Kamikaze Kids,” the Oregon men’s basketball team of 1974-75. The members include Greg Ballard and Ernie Kent. The Kamikaze Kids were inducted into the Oregon Athletics Hall of Fame in 1996, with Rob Gooze among them.

Ben Hollander, a senior from Eugene by way of Chicago and Guam, was vacationing in Hawaii during last year’s spring break when he saw a street vendor selling coconut bras painted with the logos of several college teams.

He commissioned a bra from the street vendor, and he now owns three more coconut bras, all ensconced with the Oregon O. His Hawaiian-style sarong, beer tab, shell necklaces and wild blond hair make him a Polynesian deity of superfandom that raises eyebrows everywhere he goes.

“It’s really fun to get people’s reactions on the road,” he said. “It’s like, ‘Holy crap, I thought our fans were hardcore.’

It just goes to show how much on the next level we are.”

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The sophomore from Calabasas, Calif., is possibly the most conflicted of the superfans as the USC game approaches.

Alex Horwitch, a sophomore journalism major, grew up in a Trojan household.

His mother attended the school, and his grandfather played football for the Trojans in the 1930s.

“Well,” Horwitch said, “he won a national championship ring. But he’ll tell you he never played a minute.”

Horwitch grew up on college football games in the Coliseum but has since discovered the Autzen experience since arriving on campus.

“You think it gets loud (in the Coliseum),” he said. “… It’s a wall of sound.

Everything is on top of you (in Autzen).”

Oregon’s “newest” superfan has racked up television appearances faster than Kenny Rowe has sacks this season, leading everyone to speculate: Who is Green Man? Green Man, who declined to publish his real name, took his cue from the popular television show “It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia” (it’s the costumed alter-ego of Charlie Kelly). He was named student fan of the game in the Ducks’ first home contest this season, against Purdue, and he stuck with the persona.

The question on most people’s minds when they see Green Man is: Is he able to breathe or see? “It’s like looking through a shirt,” he said. “I pretty much watch Duckvision.”

Cameron Mertens

Max Siemers

Cameron Mertens’ father, Dave, bought an Oregon season ticket package for his family for the 1999 college football season. He made it to every single game that season. And every single game the next season. And every one since. “I think it’s close to 70 consecutive games,” said Mertens, a senior sociology major, about his attendance streak at Autzen.

The Salem native is hard to miss in the student section for his traditional outfit — an Oregon jersey (he owns 23, 17 from football), sweats, a green wig and a straw hat — let alone his various props. Mertens has added a green light saber and an Oregon medal from the 2008 Olympic Trials to his ensemble, along with a sledgehammer he painted himself that has not (surprisingly) made it through the front gates with him.

Max Siemers’ sister, Ceanna, first introduced him to Duck games when she was a student. Siemers recalls his first time through Alton Baker Park and through the horde of tailgaters with fond memories. “I fell in love with Autzen at first sight,” he said. Part of Siemers’ game-day dress — he wears a jersey, basketball shorts, armbands and a hat coordinated to the Ducks’ color scheme — are his Nike-ID shoes, which read “Autzen” on the left heel and “127.2” on the right. The 127.2 refers to the decibel reading recorded at Oregon’s 2007 win in Autzen over Arizona State.

dUckbOy

Ryan Hodges

First of all, note the spelling. It’s not Duck Boy, or Duckboy, but dUckbOy. If fandom is bred from nativity, dUckbOy is the salt of the earth in Eugene. He was born in Sacred Heart Medical Center, University District, and has attended Duck football games his entire life.

The nickname? It stuck at an early age, and has since evolved. dUckbOy, who also refused to use his real name for this story, is most notable for the first thing his opposition sees — his Mexican wrestling masks.

“Each mask is handmade and takes four to six days to make,” he said.

“I’ve been going to Duck games my entire life and I can think of no better way to spend a Saturday than in Autzen, barely able to hear yourself think.”

Physically imposing — he was a former offensive and defensive lineman in high school — and calm in demeanor, Ryan Hodges may be considered the strong and silent type of superfan. That is, until the game begins.

“I couldn’t do it any other way,” Hodges said of cheering on the Ducks. “Not being one would be strange.”

Hodges, a senior human physiology major, grew up a Duck fan early on. His mother, Shellie, and grandfather, Thomas King, were both Oregon graduates. Not surprisingly, he counts the 2008 Civil War among his favorite games attended as an Oregon student because “killing them was awesome (and) ruining their Rose Bowl dreams made it even better.” (Hodges’ father, Dave, an Oregon State graduate, surely wasn’t too pleased.)

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at Boise State (L, 19-8) vs. Purdue (W, 38-36) vs. Utah (W, 31-24) vs. California (W, 42-3)

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vs. Washington State (W, 52-6) at UCLA (W, 24-10) at Washington (W, 43-19) vs. USC, 5 p.m.

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He also returned a punt for a touchdown

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